Online Documentation for SQL Manager for Oracle

Visual Database Designer

Automatically open last diagram file

With this option enabled the designer is opened with the last diagram edited.

 

Visual settings

Model notation

When you work in Visual Database Designer, you can choose one of the following modeling notations:

• Integration DEFinition for Information Modeling (IDEF1X);
• Information Engineering (IE).

 

The IDEF1X and IE notations use different symbols to represent relationships between entities (and tables).

 

Draw PRIMARY KEY fields separately

Separates Primary key fields from other fields with a horizontal line.

 

Draw entities icons

Displays icons at the left of each entity header according to its type.

 

Draw attributes icons

Displays icons at the left of each attribute according to its type (Primary key, Foreign key, ordinary field).

 

Draw only names of entities

Enables highlight for entity names only.

 

Draw FOREIGN KEY name

Enables highlight for Foreign key fields.

 

 

 

Grid options

Show grid

Displays dots in the diagram area to make the grid visible.

 

Snap to grid

Automatically aligns entities on the form with the nearest grid line. You cannot place an entity in between grid lines.

 

Grid size

Sets grid spacing in pixels along the x- and y-axes. Specify a higher number to increase grid spacing.

 

Style & Color

Additionally, you can set color for all VDBD diagram objects using the Style and Color section.

 

This section allows you to customize the default appearance of the diagram.

 

Select a diagram element from the list:

 

Workspace

 

 

Selected item

 

 

Table

 

 

Relation

 

Field

 

 

Comment

 

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